Abu Malek al-Shami

Abu Malek al-Shami was the commander of the al-Nusra Front in western Qalamoun, Syria.

Biography
Abu Malek al-Shami was born in Syria to a family of Sunni Muslim Syrians, and he joined al-Qaeda before becoming a commander of the al-Nusra Front during the Syrian Civil War. al-Shami became the Jabhat al-Nusra commander in West Qalamoun during the war, and on 18 March 2016 he appeared in the "Heirs of Glory 2" video by al-Qaeda.